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Reader’s Question: What do I do with Bell Pepper that’s about to go bad?

February 26, 2014 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 1 Comment

Dear Frugal Upstate, Good morning! I need some advice. I have several bell peppers that are close to going bad, but I won’t be home to cook dinner tonight or tomorrow. Is there a way to preserve them? Macey What a good question.  I really find it frustrating when food spoils and has to be… Keep Reading

Filed Under: Reader's Questions Tagged With: dehydrating, Freezing, Reader's Questions

Reader’s Question: Can you use “carving” pumpkins for cooking and dehydrating?

November 14, 2013 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 2 Comments

Dear Frugal Upstate, I was looking at your How to Dehydrate Pumpkins post and was wondering–do you have to use pie pumpkins or can you use uncarved pumpkins from Halloween? Britty That’s a good question Britty! The short answer is yes, you can use an uncarved Halloween pumpkin, but the flavor might not be very… Keep Reading

Filed Under: Reader's Questions Tagged With: dehydrating, Food, food preservation, Reader's Questions

Reader’s Question: How Long to Dehydrate?

March 21, 2013 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate Leave a Comment

Dear Frugal Upstate I LOVE all the information you’ve been posting on dehydrating! I tried dehydrating bags of mixed veggies this week (to save freezer space and make them last longer), and I wasn’t sure about how long to dry them. They are teeny tiny when done, right? Can you dry them too much? I… Keep Reading

Filed Under: Frugal Living, Reader's Questions Tagged With: dehydrating, Reader's Questions

Tutorial: How to Dehydrate Celery

January 24, 2013 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 6 Comments

There really isn’t much that is easier than dehydrating celery.  Of course that is if you have a dehydrator–I’m sure sun drying celery in Upstate New York would be challenging 🙂 Start with your clean celery.  Remember-dehydration does not magically make inferior food better-so start with a good product 🙂 All you do is take… Keep Reading

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: celery, dehydrating, recipe

DIY: How to Dehydrate Pumpkin

November 28, 2012 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 42 Comments

I bet some of you are thinking–why on earth would you want to dehydrate pumpkin? (note:  Ever since I got my Excalibur dehydrator last Christmas I’ve been having such fun dehydrating!  I haven’t written too much about it because I really wanted to get some experience under my belt first. . . but now I’m… Keep Reading

Filed Under: Crafts/DIY Tagged With: dehydrating, food storage, preparing, Pumpkin

Readers Question: Information on Dehydrating

October 22, 2011 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 2 Comments

A couple of days ago I posted about how I’ve been busy putting up the harvest.  There has been a lot of great conversation in the comments on that post.  Kimberly in particular had a couple of questions regarding dehydrating. As I told her, I always assume if one person actually takes the time to… Keep Reading

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About Frugal Upstate

I’m Jenn –an Upstate NY wife, mom, blogger and veteran. I talk very fast, read constantly, take on too much and make plenty of mistakes. I’m a real person, not perfection. I love to talk about the frugal lifestyle, “Village Homesteading”, living a more sustainable lifestyle and being prepared for all the curves life throws at you.

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